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'''Richard Wagner''' (1813 - 1883) was a [[Germany|German]] [[opera]] composer whose strong popularity continued beyond his death.  In [[Nazi Germany]] his works were very popular, oftentimes playing up his [[anti-semitic]] views.  Wagner was involved in the 1848 [[Dresden Revolution]] and was forced to flee his native Germany for [[Switzerland]].  Many of his [[opera]]s are still performed today.   

'''Richard Wagner''' (1813 - 1883) was a [[Germany|German]] [[opera]] composer whose strong popularity continued beyond his death.  In [[Nazi Germany]] his works were very popular, oftentimes playing up his [[anti-semitic]] views.  Wagner was involved in the 1848 [[Dresden Revolution]] and was forced to flee his native Germany for [[Switzerland]].  Many of his [[opera]]s are still performed today.   

Wagner married Cosima Liszt, [[Franz Liszt]] daughter.  

Wagner married Cosima Liszt, [[Franz Liszt]]'s daughter.  

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==Famous Works==

==Famous Works==

* Rienzi (1840)

* ''Rienzi'' (1840)

* Der fliegende Holländer (1841)

* ''Der fliegende Holländer'' (1841)

* Tannhäuser (1844)

* ''Tannhäuser'' (1844)

* Lohengrin (1848)

* ''Lohengrin'' (1848)

* Der Ring des Nibelungen, cycle of four operas:  

* ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', cycle of four operas:  

:Das Rheingold (1869)

:*''Das Rheingold'' (1869)

:Die Walküre (1870)

:*''Die Walküre'' (1870)

:Siegfried (1871)

:*''Siegfried'' (1871)

:Götterdämmerung (1874)

:*''Götterdämmerung'' (1874)

* Tristan und Isolde (1859)

* ''Tristan und Isolde'' (1859)

* Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1868)

* ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' (1868)

* Parisfal (1882) (Last Opera)

* ''Parisfal'' (1882) (Last Opera)

== See Also ==

== See Also ==